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JayBo admits groin injury meant he ‘couldn’t do some of the things that I was used to doing’

St. Louis Blues v Minnesota Wild - Game Six

St. Louis Blues v Minnesota Wild - Game Six

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Jay Bouwmeester is hoping that the groin injury that cost him his “Ironman” streak won’t be a recurring thing.

Because not only did the injury, suffered in November, mean Bouwmeester’s streak of 737 straight games was over, it kind of messed up the rest of his season with the Blues.

“I’m a guy that relies on my skating, so yeah, that’s a big part of my game,” he told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “It was a whole combination of things, but the bottom line is, I couldn’t do some of the things that I was used to doing. When you’re used to playing a certain way, things come naturally, and when you have to compensate a bit, it can throw some things off. It’s not a good position to be in.”

The 31-year-old defenseman finished with just 13 points in 72 games. He then went pointless in six playoff games, while averaging just 20:28 of ice time.

“So hopefully it’s nothing that keeps coming back,” he said. “I have no reason to think that I won’t be ready for camp or won’t be feeling good.”